So after falling in love with one combo I have noticed something else in the HS set that could be really interesting.

Tyrogue from HS can hit 30 for nothing but gives itself sleep, which isn't actually a bad thing due to its Poke-Body which gives protection when Tyrogue is asleep. I bet your thinking 'how is this good?'.

Here is the answer.

Tyrogue + Expert Belt + Pluspower = 60 damage and protection but we still need a way out of the sleep next turn to hit again. This comes from a card that although it isnt a staple in some decks is a useful and underused card. Switch.

In the end we get a deck concept of Donk, Protect, Switch and Disruption if we use the right cards.

There are 31 spaces to fill. Maybe we could get something special going on here.

CoMiT

06/19/2010, 06:13 AM

The problem is you flip for sleep between every turn-therefore there is a half chance that you will wake up and then just get KOed. There is also theoretically a half chance you will not start the game and Sableye vs Tyrogue= a nasty brown splodge with three purple spikes sticking out the top-comparable to a squished Ditto. Crobat G drops also destroy this deck. Honestly the deck just doesn't suit this format. I love haymaker decks but this just isn't viable.

Nekizalb

06/19/2010, 07:25 AM

A Belted Tyrogue= 50 HP Pokemon= basically 2 free prizes. That's not really something that I would like to have on my side of the field.

baby mario

06/19/2010, 08:55 AM

It's basically Shuppet Donk . . . only not even as good.

jeffrey123

06/19/2010, 09:11 AM

you'd be better off using this with 1-1/2-2 wigglytuff so you have a better chance keeping your 30 hp pokemon alive, but dialga just poops on you...disgusting metallic giraffe poop..

burnpsy

06/19/2010, 01:27 PM

The Dunsparce from the same set does a similar job to that Tyrogue, but it does that better.

Mewtral

06/19/2010, 03:55 PM

I encourage you to find your combo. That way you can start taking games by surprise. But, expert belt still seems kinda iffy.

Some cards of encouragement.
Xatu (http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=tcgsearchcard&imageid=31892)
wigglytuff (http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=tcgsearchcard&imageid=33253)
Darkrai G (http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=tcgsearchcard&imageid=45466)(stackable)
I yet to find a card that makes a pokemon flip twice for sleep as a poke power/body (in format.)

ashinto

06/20/2010, 08:05 AM

The one thing that turned me off from tyrogue is that it doesn't effect weakness. w/o it, it will take a lot of time to do goo damage.